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Still/Born
2018
RDirector
Brandon Christensen
Runtime
87 minutes
Average Rating
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Still/Born follows Mary, a new mother who lost one of her twins in childbirth. As she struggles with the loss of one of her children, she starts to suspect something sinister is after her surviving child – a supernatural entity that has chosen her child and will stop at nothing to take it from her.
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Diversity & Representation
Overall Score
2.8/10
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film contains no LGBTQ+ characters. The story focuses exclusively on heteronormative experiences of maternal grief and biological bonds.
Gender Representation
The narrative centers on a woman's psychological and physical autonomy. While it avoids typical damsel tropes, the lack of a diverse supporting cast limits broader gender subversion.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The setting is highly localized and homogeneous. The cast lacks multicultural breadth, adhering to a narrow demographic focus common in isolated horror.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
Themes revolve around the sanctity of the family unit and maternal bonds. The film offers little exploration of secularism or the deconstruction of social norms.
Disability Representation
Mental health and psychological deterioration drive the horror. However, these elements function more as suspense tools than nuanced portrayals of living with mental health conditions.
Strengths
- Centers the female experience by focusing on a woman's psychological and physical autonomy.
- Avoids traditional 'damsel' tropes by placing the protagonist in an active intellectual struggle.
Areas for Improvement
- Lacks racial and ethnic breadth due to a highly localized and homogeneous setting.
- Uses mental health and psychological instability primarily as tools for horror rather than nuanced representation.
- Provides no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-heteronormative experiences.
AI Analysis
Still/Born is a character-driven psychological horror that prioritizes individual trauma over intersectional or systemic exploration. It succeeds in centering the female experience through a protagonist facing intense vulnerability and intellectual struggle. However, the film's narrow demographic scope and reliance on traditional narrative structures limit its diversity. The setting is isolated and homogeneous, providing little room for racial, ethnic, or cultural variety. Ultimately, the film uses psychological fragility primarily as a device for supernatural tension rather than providing an empowered look at neurodivergence or mental health.
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